Seattle Seahawk says gay NFL player coming out would be ‘selfish act’

Seahawks defensive end Chris Clemons said this week that if a gay NFL player were to come out of the closet, which reportedly might happen soon, it would be a “selfish act” that would “immediately separate a lockerroom and divide a team.”

“I’m not one to judge anyone because that’s (their) personal preference,” Clemons said in a Tweet on Tuesday. He added: “Why is this news worthy! It’s gays everywhere and just ’cause it’s a football player (it’s) big news.”

Clemons’ initial tweet Tuesday afternoon came the day after Mike Freeman of CBS Sports wrote that there is a gay NFL player who is considering coming out. Freeman’s report did not name the player, and Clemons wondered who it could be.

“Who on God’s earth is this person saying he’s coming out of the closet in the NFL?” Clemons first wrote.

The tweet elicited some response from his followers, including one person who asked Clemons whether he is against the player’s coming out.

@jack_humphreys4 I’m not against anyone but I think it’s a selfish act.They just trying to make themselves bigger than the team.